September 15, 2010
Good morning!
Rounding up my morning at the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center, I have decided that I should explain a little about myself as the new Education Intern. My name is Charlotte Campbell and I am going into my final year at the University of Washington. I am overwhelmed with feelings of excitement, nervousness, and the unbearable feeling of not being a student at UW anymore. How I will miss the large lecture halls of my general education requirement classes and the small seminars of my upper-division electives filled with interesting ideas and lively debates. And let me tell you, history majors absolutely love to discuss, so there were quite a few fiery conversations. To get to the point, I’m a history major in the Department of History and am also receiving a minor from the Samuel & Althea Stroum Jewish Studies Program through the Jackson School of International Studies.
As many of you may be asking yourselves, “What will she do with these fields of study?” Well, I am not wholly sure, but I am certainly looking forward to learning more languages—German is on the forefront as I am taking it this year, but I’m also itching to learn Polish, Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian, and many more—as well as to further my study of the Holocaust and other genocides in a graduate school program. I am not sure which one as of yet, but I suppose I’ll choose that path when I come a little closer to it.
I can, however, touch briefly upon where I have been. I was born and raised in an old mill village that sidles up next to the Blackstone River—one of the most important rivers in early textiles and American Industrialization—and was named for President Abraham Lincoln. Yes, I grew up in the town that almost every state has, Lincoln, except this one happens to exist in Rhode Island. My years were spent going to public school, riding horses, and doing an assortment of other activities, as one might imagine. After eighteen years of living there, however, I decided that it might be time for change and so I applied to schools outside of New England. With an auspicious letter that arrived in Spring of 2007, I became a proud member of Husky Nation and a fortunate human being. My past three years have been filled with great classes, exceptional people, and an increasing ability to write quality papers at mind-blowing speeds.
Once again, I feel that fortune has smiled upon me, being privileged enough to become part of the Holocaust Center’s fabulous team. I look forward to sharing with you my increasing knowledge of the Holocaust and genocide through the resources here, as well as what I’m learning in my classes. I am hoping to spread the word on worthwhile Holocaust films to watch as I am taking Popular Film and the Holocaust taught by Professor Richard Block and to perhaps share some interesting tidbits and information from my Jewish Cultural History class taught by Professor Martin Jaffee. Who knows, maybe some German will get tossed in as well!
Stay tuned for a new list of recommended books and see what else is going on through the Holocaust Center by clicking the Programs and Events tab by the top. And as always, thanks for reading!
Signed,
Charlotte R. Campbell
History Major, Jewish Studies Minor
University of Washington Class of 2011
The Holocaust Center for Humanity's mission is to inspire teaching and learning for humanity in the schools and communities of the Northwest through study of the Holocaust.
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